am i both?

[angie86]

im 22 years old and i cant stop. im addicted to making myself throw up. everything i eat no matter how fatty it is or even if its good for me i purge. before i just didnt eat,sometimes for days,i would just drink water to keep myself full. but i lost too much weight too fast 45 lbs in 2 months. i dont know how to stop. im nowhere near fat and i never have been. im 5ft8 and weigh 128...but for some reason i continue to run to the bathroom after every meal. help....

[Patricia Pitts, PhD]

Dear angie86,

The food and the purging has control over you.  You went to extreme measures to lose weight.  It seems that your focus has been on weight loss at the expense of dealing with the emotional issues that are bothering you.  Seeking professional guidance from medical doctor and therapist that specializes in eating disorders is a way to help you get back into your life.

For more information on bulimia, visit the bella vita website.

Best,
Dr. Patricia Pitts
The Bella Vita
Los Angeles, CA

[Encephalomalcia]

Once you get in a pattern of throwing up, it is hard to stop.  Your stomach can automatically just throw up.  It is so hard to keep food down.  I had this problem for years and it actually started as a kid.  Finally, what I did was take medication to stop the throwing up.  I had to force myself to eat.  I took medication for 1 year and it helped.  I still can throw up very easily and probably always will be able to.  Remember that throwing up totally wears the enamel off of your teeth.  If you do not eat, you lose your hair on your head and grow body hair.  It is terrible to rob your body of the food it needs.  Go to your doctor and see if your doctor can prescribe something to help you keep the food down.  This will help you get a good start at getting better.  

[Rach878]

I'm not an expert, but if your asking if you are bulimic and anorexic, i would say yes. I was initally told i had bulimia, however after a few years, i was told taht it was bulimerixia. I throw up almost everything i eat but i dont' eat much,, some times i go days or weeks without eating. I always thought htat was just part of bulimia until they told me that i had both.\
Rach